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| Criterion |  DevOps Game Day |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  DevOps Incident Command |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In preparing for rare incidents, the method tests response capability under controlled conditions. It shows where assumptions about stability, roles, and recovery are too optimistic. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag | 30-90 min | 60–90 min | As needed |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 4-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Simulation Notes, Gaps List, Updated Runbooks | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates |
Tagsno overlap | ResilienceOperationsIncident | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | IncidentOperationsReliability |